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The Stubbs Society for Defence and Foreign Affairs, founded in 1884, is Oxford University's oldest society dedicated to the study and discussion of global politics and international relations. Join us in our new regular podcast series as we sit down with leading figures from international relations, diplomacy, intelligence, the armed forces and British and global politics.
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The Stubbs society is delighted to welcome Sir Mark Lyall Grant, the former UK National Security Adviser and Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, to our summer podcast series. Sir Mark is a former senior civil servant whose career in the Foreign Office stretched across four decades. Besides his roles in the United Nations …
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In this week's episode, Stubbs Society Development Officer Zehra Munir sat down with Catherine Lutz, the Director of the Watson Institute’s Costs of War study. They discussed a number of pressing issues, including the ‘Costs of War’ project she is involved with, the issues with ‘feminist’ foreign intervention, the ‘language of war’ used to talk abo…
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In this week's episode, Stubbs Society President Joe Davies sat down with Steve L. Hall, a former CIA Moscow Station Chief, to discuss Putin's Russia and 21st century espionage. They discussed a number of pressing issues, including Russian meddling in the 2016 election; the GRU putting bounties on British and American soldiers in Afghanistan; the R…
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In the first episode of our new podcast series, Stubbs Society President Joe Davies sat down with Principal Deputy Assistant US Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood to discuss US policy towards the Middle East region. They discussed a number of pressing issues, including US support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen; the assassin…
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